The Columbia Basin College Foundation on Wednesday named Gary Spanner of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory its Outstanding Alumnus of the year.
Spanner is the manager of PNNL's Office of Small Business Programs and chairman of the Tri-Cities Research District, a 1,600-acre campus in north Richland intended to provide a home to burgeoning technology businesses. He performs community service with the United Way, Tri-City Development Council and Junior Achievement. Spanner also has been a guest lecturer at CBC.
He attended CBC in 1973 and later earned a bachelor's degree from Washington State University. He has a master's degree from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Arizona State University. He won the Richland Rotary Club's Sam Volpentest Entrepreneurial Leadership Award in 2006.
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Agriculture career fair planned Tuesday at CBC
Agriculture career fair planned Tuesday at CBC
Columbia Basin College and the Umatilla National Forest are sponsoring an Agriculture and Natural Resources Career Day from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Gjerde Center at CBC's Pasco campus.
This is the second year for the event, which introduces students to careers available in agriculture, natural resources and engineering through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Ten local, federal, state and private organizations will present information about ag careers and from regional colleges and universities for degree programs in ag, natural resources and engineering.
CBC wins at Walla Walla U. in 5
CBC wins at Walla Walla U. in 5
WALLA WALLA -- Kelsey Solberg had 17 kills, Amanda Heffner swooped in with 25 digs and Bryce Combs had two aces on an 18-of-18 performance at the service line as CBC rallied from losses in the first two sets to best host Walla Walla University in a nonleague match.
Set scores: 14-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-6.
Columbia Basin--Bailey Carlson 9 kills; Kelsey Solberg 17 kills; Amanda Heffner 25 digs; Courtney Zaro 3 aces, 7x7 srv; Bryce Combs 18x18 srv, 2 aces.
CBC popular with high school grads in Tri-Cities
CBC popular with high school grads in Tri-Cities
Enrollment at Columbia Basin College dropped slightly last year compared with the two previous years, but the college still is the most popular destination by far for Tri-City high school graduates.
Numbers reported Monday to the college's Board of Trustees show CBC draws more Tri-City students than do all other Washington public colleges and universities combined. The report also showed how many students each high school sends and how many of them identify as Hispanic.
Almost 7,000 students attended CBC last year, said CBC President Rich Cummins. Their combined total course load was the equivalent of what 5,600 full-time students would take.
CBC honors Junior Achievement director
CBC honors Junior Achievement director
Deb Bowen has been named the 2011-12 Outstanding Alumna of Columbia Basin College.
Bowen has been the executive director of Junior Achievement of the Greater Tri-Cities for 15 years.
The program serves 10,000 students annually in 11 school districts, private schools and other organizations.
CBC likely to regain status as Hispanic Serving Institution
CBC likely to regain status as Hispanic Serving Institution
Amidst the gloomy budget forecasts for colleges this year, there has been some bright news for Columbia Basin College.
The Pasco school is on track to regain its federal designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution, which it lost last year after federal agencies changed their accounting methods.
That means it once again will be able to compete for federal money that in the past has paid for programs benefiting all students, not just those of Hispanic heritage.
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